WBGO Take Five: Anat Cohen Tentet

Take Five: New Music From the Vijay Iyer Sextet, the Anat Cohen Tentet, Matt Wilson and More
By: Nate Chinen

Anat Cohen Tentet, “Happy Song”

We last heard from multireedist Anat Cohen just a few month back, when she released two albums in a Brazilian vein. She’s now announcing Happy Song, an album by her radiant tentet. In case the title itself isn’t enough of a hint, here’s the title track: a lightning bolt etched in crayon, with Cohen’s clarinet up front.

The album is available for preorder today, and if you’re in the New York area you can catch the tentet on Friday at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, as part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Fest.